Buddhism World Religions

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  1. 4. Small minority of Buddhists in Tibet. Believe that adherents can attain nirvana in this lifetime, here and now.
  2. 6. “Worthy one” is someone who has awakened and is enlightened and fully aware of Buddha’s teachings.
  3. 7. One who has become enlightened; the ideal type for Theravada Buddhism.
  4. 9. A natural result of anatta and anicca (suffering)
  5. 13. Buddhist doctrine that all things are constantly changing.
  6. 14. Buddhist doctrine denying a permanent self. There’s no eternal essence within or underlying existence. There’s only the present moment.
  7. 15. Future Buddhas. As the ideal types for Mahayana Buddhism, beings who have experienced enlightenment but, motivated by compassion, stop short of entering nirvana so as to help others achieve it.
  8. 17. A type of Buddhism Developed within Mahayana Buddhism, first in China, later Japan.
  9. 18. The teachings of the Buddha, and 1 of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism
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  1. 1. Largest division of Buddhism. Prevalent in China, Japan, and Korea Focuses on the Buddha himself, celebrating him as a divine savior. This form offers salvation through the infinite grace of the compassionate Buddha
  2. 2. One of the types of Buddhism. The teachings of Buddhism, not the figure of the Buddha are most important. Prevalent in Thailand, Cambodia, Burma.
  3. 3. Seated meditation
  4. 5. The ultimate goal of all Buddhists, the extinction of desire and any sense of individual selfhood, resulting in liberation from samsara and its limiting conditions.
  5. 8. Means "awakened one"
  6. 10. The Buddhist community of monks and nuns, 1 of the 3 Jewels of Buddhism
  7. 11. The school of sudden awakening
  8. 12. the school of gradual awakening
  9. 16. “desire/thirst/ craving” Selfish desire: desire for individual attainment or private fulfillment. Unavoidable in humans